2023 Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Maltroie", Burgundy, FranceABOUT THE WINE La Maltroie is a Premier Cru located just below the village of Chassagne Montrachet, known for producing wines with both aromatic charm and structural depth. The 2023 vintage brought excellent ripeness and acidity, captured here through Fontaine Gagnards restrained winemaking approach. Grapes are hand harvested from sustainably farmed vineyards, fermented with native yeasts, and aged in French oak barrelsaround 2025% newfor roughly 12

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The vineyard sits ar 250-meters elevation

varies considerably

Still family owned and run

With Georg in the cellar and vineyards

At the end of the month

The grapes are mainly destemmed but with up to 30% left in whole clusters

Helena’s location was once the home of the Napa Valley Co-Op

including a submerged cap maceration

often referred to as the “White Foil

structured Port with impressive depth

Cedric uses this method to strike a masterful balance between the freshness of the new vintage with the complexity and depth only “old wines” can bring